Statement on upcoming federal audit of Ohio's injection well program directed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources:

From ODNR spokesman Mark Bruce:

“The US EPA has informed ODNR that they are planning to conduct their regularly scheduled audit of Ohio’s underground injection control program in the spring of 2014. Ohio has some of the toughest environmental regulations in the country that we've historically enforced professionally and fairly. As a result Ohio has earned the right from the USEPA to enforce federal laws here, something it doesn't let other states do. USEPA regularly inspects state's work and we welcome that review.”